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Emiliana R. Simon-Thomas, PhD, is the science director of the Greater Good Science Center, where she oversees the GGSC's fellowship program, is a co-instructor of...

Quite often when people use the word happiness they're referring to pleasure. But at some point in our life-it can take some longer than others to get there-we arrive at a place where we understand happiness to be about finding meaning.

The end of the school year can be a tough time for kids. There's a lot to look forward to, but also a lot to accomplish and big transitions ahead.

When we're deluged by bad-news stories, it's hard to not feel discouraged or even depressed. But, according to Buddhist psychologist Jack Kornfield, falling into despair is not a response that helps anyone-not you, nor your community or the world.